ANSWER IS HEMP

To the editor:

While I read the various plans for what we should do to stay warm
this winter and see firewood being stolen, I see the
let-the-goverment-take-care-of-me individuals are out there.

There is the possibility to do that, but why and how will it be done.
I recently stumbled on a Web site while looking at alternative fuel
sources. The answer is hemp.

No, sorry, not marijuana, but rather industrial grade hemp.

We have the soil to grow it. It is renewable carbon neutral. We can
use it for fuel both for home and vehicle use. The secret is that the
government did it when we were short of oil during World War II, much
like wood smoke digesters.

Go to www.hempcar.org if you want to see more. I am not advocating
drugs. I am advocating a homegrown, totally renewable way to keep us
warm in the winter, the lights on in the dark, the vehicle warm and
the imported oil out of our tanks.

Wouldn't it be nice to say, "darn I just paid $500 for a year's worth
of fuel." Farmers in Delta would have a rotation crop, while Palmer,
North Pole and Two Rivers could go back to farming.

Dwane McKee

Fairbanks